Lorna Poplak talks about her book THE DON: The Story of Toronto's Infamous Jail, published by Dundurn Press and nominated by Crime Writers Canada for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book. About the author Born in South Africa, Lorna majored in law at university, but her love of the written word led her to study English literature and take an Honours degree in French. After a diploma in library science, Lorna moved to Canada and into the field of information technology. Then, as now, Lorna enjoyed exploring her new country by car, bike, and on foot. Lorna’s second non-fiction book, THE DON: The Story of Toronto’s Infamous Jail, was published by Dundurn Press in January 2021. In addition to bringing to light the facts behind its location and construction, THE DON is the saga of the people who have interacted with the historic jail during its one-hundred-and-fifty-plus years of existence – inmates, guards, governors, gangs, officials, and even a pair of star-crossed lovers. The Don’s early promise was never fulfilled. The book documents its tumultuous descent from palace to hellhole to its eventual shuttering and rebirth.
A Conversation with Byron TD Smith, who has been nominated for the Crime Writers Canada's Awards of Excellence for Best Crime First Novel. Windfall: A Henry Lysyk Mystery is his debut novel.
BC author, Jackie Elliott discusses her novel, Hell's Half Acre, which has been nominated for the Awards of Excellence Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery.
About the Author
Jackie is originally from the UK, but she settled on Vancouver Island, Canada in 2004. She’s married to Bob, a commercial fisherman and accomplished storyteller – like most fishermen!
It was a culture shock to swap a fast-paced city life for Island living. It wasn’t at all how Jackie had expected. She was intrigued by the pioneer spirit of their small communities, and the fight to hang on to traditional ways of living. In her experience, small towns ‘with a heart’ have claws and teeth as well and that makes the perfect back drop for a good murder!
Jackie is the author of the best-selling Coffin Cove Mystery series, set in an isolated fishing town on Vancouver Island.
She is also the author of “Sober Ever After”, her best -selling memoir and other non-fiction books.
Delee Fromm discusses her novel, THE STRENGTH TO RISE, which has been nominated by Crime Writers Canada in the Best Unpublished Manuscript for the 2022 Awards of Excellence.
About the Author
Author, psychologist and lawyer Delee Fromm has taught and coached for over 30 years. As a former partner at a large law firm, she practised commercial real estate for 17 years. Prior to her career in law, she was a neuropsychologist. Now as a consultant since 2003, she provides services to a variety of international law firms, corporations, banks, and governments. A large component of her business involves women’s advancement programming. She is a coach with the LSUC’s career coaching program and on the advisory board of Young Women in Law. She is an activator with SheEO. She lectures at several Ontario universities and has contributed content for Lexis Practice Advisor Canada. She is the author of three books: Advance Your Legal Career published by LexisNexis Canada; Understanding Gender at Work, and A Workbook for Understanding Gender at Work: Build a Thriving Career.
To learn more visit: https://deleefrommconsulting.c...
Pam Barnsley discusses her story, What can You Do? which has been nominated for The Crime Writers Canada Awards of Excellence, Best Crime Short Story.
About the Author
Pam Barnsley is a former newspaper reporter and snowboard instructor whose work has appeared in magazines, ad copy, and on CBC television and radio. Harbour Publishing published her non-fiction book Hiking Trails of the Sunshine Coast. Her crime novel The River Cage is set in Whistler in the world of Paralympic athletes, whitewater kayakers, and mountain bikers. An earlier version of this novel was shortlisted for the Crime Writers of Canada Best Unpublished Novel.
Pam lives with her multi-generational family in Whistler and Comox, BC. When she’s not working on the next in the detective Swift series, Bed of Lies, Pam enjoys kiteboarding, snowboarding and growing whatever the garden leprechauns allow.
To learn more visit: https://pambarnsley.com/
Marcelle Dubé talks about her book, Identity Withheld, which has been nominated for Crime Writers Canada's Awards of Excellence for Best Crime Novella.
About the Author
Marcelle Dubé writes mystery and speculative fiction novels and short stories. Mostly. She grew up near Montreal. After trying out a number of different provinces and living in the Yukon for over 35 years, she now lives in Alberta—which is much like the Yukon in all the ways that count. Her short fiction has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies.
Elizabeth Elwood joins Erik D'Souza to discuss her short story, Number 10 Marlborough Place, which has been nominated for an Awards of Excellence Best Short Crime Story 2022.
About the Author
Elizabeth Elwood is the author of six books in the Beary Mystery series, all of which have received high praise for their wit and style. She is also a playwright whose plays have entertained audiences in both Canada and the United States. In addition, she acts as artistic director for Elwoodettes Marionettes and has created twenty marionette musicals for that company. Born in England, Elizabeth just moved from Vancouver to British Columbia's beautiful Sunshine Coast.
Melissa Yi discusses her story, Dead Man's Hand, which has been shortlisted for The Crime Writers Canada's Awards of Excellence, Best Short Crime Story.
About the Author
Melissa Yi could slice your throat and sew it back up again. Legally. Because she’s an emergency doctor.
In her spare minutes, Melissa writes the Hope Sze medical crime series, which Ellery Queen praised for its “nitty-gritty” description and Publishers Weekly for its “darker themes … entertaining and insightful.” Kirkus considers Hope Sze a “modern heroine,” the CBC calls her a “must-read,” and The Globe and Mail praises her as a “standout,” having written a best Canadian suspense novel.
Melissa’s mystery stories were finalists for the Arthur Ellis Award (best crime story in Canada) and the Derringer Award (best crime story in the English language) and longlisted for the Staunch Prize (best feminist thriller worldwide).
But that’s not all! Because all ER doctors have some form of ADHD (joking. Sort of), Melissa also writes romance and YA. Under the name Melissa Yuan-Innes, she writes the Unfeeling Doctor memoir series as well as fantasy and science fiction for which she won a Writers of the Future Award.
Nate Hendley True-Crime Author Page discusses his novel, The Beatle Bandit, which has been nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book.
About the Author
Nate Hendley is a journalist and author. His books include The Boy on the Bicycle, The Big Con, and Bonnie and Clyde. Nate lives in Toronto.
Sam Wiebe discusses his novel, Hell and Gone, which has been nominated for the Crime Writers Canada Awards of Excellence for The Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada.
About the Author
Sam Wiebe is the award-winning author of the Wakeland novels, one of the most authentic and acclaimed detective series in Canada, including Invisible Dead (“the definitive Vancouver crime novel”), Cut You Down (“successfully brings Raymond Chandler into the 21st century”), and Hell and Gone ("the best crime writer in Canada").
Wiebe’s other books include Never Going Back, Last of the Independents, and the Vancouver Noir anthology, which he edited.
Wiebe’s work has won the Crime Writers of Canada award and the Kobo Emerging Writers prize, and been shortlisted for the Edgar, Hammett, Shamus, and City of Vancouver book prizes. @sam_wiebe
Sam is represented by Chris Casuccio at WCA (literary) and Rena Zimmerman at Great North Artists (film/tv).
Contact: Sam (at) samwiebe.com.